MCU prima Mahershala Ali, who will play nan eponymous characteristic successful nan MCU’s Blade, has issued a connection for Marvel, claiming that he is “ready” to movie nan highly anticipated movie. Blade has been caught successful nan improvement limbo for a agelong clip and was removed from nan merchandise schedule successful October 2024. However, nan much caller updates suggested that nan task mightiness beryllium going guardant astatine Marvel Studios.

Mahershala Ali is keen to commencement accumulation connected Marvel’s Blade

Mahershala Ali made an quality astatine nan New York premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth and expressed liking successful starting accumulation for nan MCU’s Blade. “Call Marvel,” he told Variety. “I’m ready. Let them cognize I’m ready.”

Blade has go 1 of nan astir troubled projects successful nan full MCU franchise. Marvel Studios leader Kevin Feige primitively announced Ali’s casting arsenic nan vampire huntsman astatine nan San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) successful 2019.

In nan pursuing years, respective filmmakers, including nan likes of Bassam Tariq and Yann Demanger, boarded nan project, only to exit later. At 1 point, it had a merchandise day of November 7, 2025, aft respective delays. However, it was taken disconnected nan MCU merchandise schedule successful October 2024.

In November 2024, Feige gave a affirmative update astir Blade astatine Disney’s D23 Brazil event. He said that Marvel loved nan characteristic and Ali’s return connected it. Feige added, “And remainder assured: whenever we alteration guidance pinch a project, aliases are still trying to fig retired really it fits into our schedule, we fto nan nationalist know. You’re up to day connected what’s going on. But I tin show you that nan characteristic will beryllium coming to nan MCU” (via IGN).

Recently, screenwriter and filmmaker David S. Goyer precocious revealed that he had reached retired to Marvel, asking them if they needed “any help” pinch nan MCU’s Blade. Notably, Goyer penned nan scripts for each 3 movies successful The Blade trilogy featuring Wesley Snipes. Marvel apparently declined his connection and informed him that they believed they had “cracked” nan codification and were “in a bully place” pinch it.

Originally reported by Tamal Kundu connected SuperHeroHype.